This project implemented an RPKI security mechanism that mitigates risks to global routing, in the face of errors by or attacks upon RPKI authorities. The mechanism helped detect and counter adverse actions that result from misconfigured or compromised RPKI CA, or CAs that have been compelled to misbehave. The mechanism also offered a distributed, stakeholder-based […]

Starting in 2016, in partnership with Globe Telecom, this project team has been deploying novel community cellular networks into rural areas of the Philippines. While the first sites (Tanay and San Andres) were deployed using traditional business models with Globe leading the site installations (and UP providing technical support) in December 2016, as of 2017 […]

NextGen Girls aimed to upscale ISOC 25 Under 25 Award winner Respect Girls on Internet, Beyond the net community grant project by developing a network of university and high school girls studying ICT. The goal of the project was developing females to pursue emerging IoT security careers to help build safer and secure IoT environment […]

The Mobile Solar Computer Classroom breaks down barriers to computer literacy and internet access in remote villages in Uganda, enabling over 5,000 students and 200 community members to access the opportunities offered by technology every year. The Mobile Solar Computer Classroom consists of an all-terrain vehicle equipped with solar panels, laptops, an internet router and […]

The African Renewable Energy Distributor (ARED) from Rwanda has developed the Shiriki Hub, business in a box solar-powered kiosk to provide efficient distribution of digital services and offer last mile offline and online connectivity for low income people. They are using a micro franchise model to truly empower people. They developed a business in a […]

EduAir (Formerly Kwiizi ) is the concept name to offer a better education via digital with or without the internet. Our work focuses on the design of portable and open media libraries in the form of Boxes giving access to millions of educational content and offering an integrated communication system where learners can make video […]

Hablando con Julis (HCJ) is a digital solution for people with communication difficulties. Recognized by the MIT Technology Review as one of the Social Innovations of the Year in 2015, at the time of submission, this development had already reached more than 5,000 users in Latin America. Julis is a 24-year-old young woman who was […]

Community Networks have been depending since their inception on modifying existing of-the-shelf routers to adapt them to their particular needs. Software development in Community Network and the Free Software movement as a whole have pushed the barrier of innovation and helped commercial enterprises develop new products over the years. This virtuous relation between hardware vendors […]

The Armonía project creates digital educational materials in schools with the participation of the community to contribute to local human development in rural areas. The project was implemented in more than 20 communities in the Municipality of Segundo Frente, Santiago de Cuba Province. In these agricultural towns, primary schools and some higher-level education institutions are […]

Coding Rights is a group of Latin American women based in Brazil and dedicated to the promotion of fundamental rights in the digital world by integrating knowledge and use of technology with public policy and other processes. Through three specific initiatives, the organization worked on promoting the critical use of digital technologies, including an understanding […]